These are the last color shots of Paris during the Belle Époque period — a time when leading literary figures and artists, like Picasso and Gertrude Stein, were beginning to lay down roots in the city.

What are your thoughts? As a writer I've been subjected to snide comments aimed at making me feel brainless because I don't write real books. If you read romance you may have been bullied for reading what you like. ...

Confession: I feel like a slacker. I have not been writing. I have been in the middle of moving preparations and senior year activities for my daughter. Never realized I had collected so much stuff until it came time to move. A pic from Disneyland to help me keep an eye on the future, and away from all the boxes. ...